Mumbai: BMC seals 305 buildings amid Maharashtra Covid-19 surge
- The number of containment zones and sealed buildings has significantly gone up in the past six days in Mumbai with an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC has sealed 305 buildings in Mumbai after the city reported the highest spike of 3,062 new Covid-19 cases.
The number of containment zones and sealed buildings has significantly gone up in the past six days in Mumbai with an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
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According to the Mumbai civic body's latest report, 4,476 floors in the city now remain sealed.
Mumbai reported the highest spike of 3,062 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking its caseload to 3,55,897, the BMC said.
With 10 deaths since Thursday evening, the death toll increased to 11,565.
The day before too the city had set a new record of daily cases at 2,877, but on Friday new cases crossed the 3,000-mark.
The city has recorded ten or more deaths in a day thrice this year. On January 5 and January 21, the city had reported 11 and 10 fatalities, respectively.
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the city rose to 20,140.
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The recovery rate in the city is 91% while the average growth rate of Covid-19 cases has increased to 0.56% from 0.17% a month ago.
The average doubling rate of Covid-19 cases went down to 124 days from 417 days.
The city has 34 containment zones in slums and chawls and 305 sealed buildings where Covid-19 cases have been found.
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